Return to Fluid Spheres
Student understanding will be addressed throughout the unit using worksheets and the homework/in-class assignments that are incorporated/will be incorporated into the lesson. Test will be short-answer based. Diagrams/tables will be incorporated to cater to visual learner.
Questions on test appear below.
T/F The Coriolis effect is a force. T/F Hurricanes rotate clockwise in one hemisphere and counterclockwise in the other.T/F The rotation of the earth is the POWER SOURCE that drives the wind on our planet. T/F Warm air always rises.
Complete the following table: || When pressure is... || low || high ||||the direction of air flow is (rising or sinking?) || || |||| This creates conditions in the area that are... || ||
Please define the following terms: Coriolis effect: Hadley Cell: Thunderstorm: El Nino:
What two factors energy Earth's atmosphere?SUN'S HEAT AND EARTH'S ROTATION
Florida is surrounded by warm, moist air. Where does the moist air come from and how does it become heated? Why does Florida have more thunderstorms than some other places in the United States?
What are some of the effects hurricanes create for people involved in the disaster?
What scientific explanation can be given for Peru's great fishery? Why do they sometimes experience a sharp decline in fish population? Please provide a scientific explanation.
Student understanding will be addressed throughout the unit using worksheets and the homework/in-class assignments that are incorporated/will be incorporated into the lesson. Test will be short-answer based. Diagrams/tables will be incorporated to cater to visual learner.
Questions on test appear below.
T/F The Coriolis effect is a force.
T/F Hurricanes rotate clockwise in one hemisphere and counterclockwise in the other.T/F The rotation of the earth is the POWER SOURCE that drives the wind on our planet.
T/F Warm air always rises.
Complete the following table:
|| When pressure is... || low || high ||||the direction of air flow is (rising or sinking?) || || |||| This creates conditions in the area that are... || ||
Please define the following terms:
Coriolis effect:
Hadley Cell:
Thunderstorm:
El Nino:
What two factors energy Earth's atmosphere?SUN'S HEAT AND EARTH'S ROTATION
Florida is surrounded by warm, moist air. Where does the moist air come from and how does it become heated? Why does Florida have more thunderstorms than some other places in the United States?
What are some of the effects hurricanes create for people involved in the disaster?
What scientific explanation can be given for Peru's great fishery? Why do they sometimes experience a sharp decline in fish population? Please provide a scientific explanation.